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MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY-- It was the day before the official first day of summer and the Sidney Red Raider Cross Country team was already in full swing preparing for the upcoming season. 2021-22 State Coach of the Year Donna Wiedeburg always uses the summer vacation to get her athletes ready to compete at the highest level from the start of the season, and the long-time Cross Country coach always has something new to motivate and inspire her athletes to push themselves further...
BRIDGEPORT--Sidney's Stingray Swim Team is cutting through the water full steam ahead so far this season, with their own home meet behind them and now traveling to other towns and looking to bring home medals for their efforts. The team traveled up to Bridgeport over the past weekend and brought along 46 swimmers to compete at the meet. It was hot and relatively cloud-free on Saturday in Bridgeport, which is perfect weather for swimming. The races started early and lasted into the afternoon,...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY--June 3 through June 6, the annual Mike Trader Basketball Camp came to Sidney High School and instructed area youngsters in the fundamentals of basketball and prepared these youths for successful basketball careers as they play through middle school and into high school. The Mike Trader Basketball Camp is one of the most well-respected basketball instructional programs in the country. In addition to Mike Trader, who has been affiliated with the camp since...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph SIDNEY – In honor of Father's Day and the 'Gone Fishing' movement, Sidney's Cabelas restocked The Kidz Korner Daycare Center with fishing poles, tackle, and other items to encourage local youth to get out and go fishing. Last week, Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's kicked off an annual nationwide movement to get kids and youth outdoors this summer by holding a National Donation Day event at each Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's across the nation. Cabela's store manager Lee W...
CHAPPELL- This past weekend had a lot of fishing going on around the area, from the Father's Day Fishing event at Legion Park in Sidney, the Youth Outdoors Junior Fishing Tournament at Lake McConaughy and in Chappell, the Lion Club Sponsored the Ron Jacobs Memorial Fishing Derby Saturday morning. The event in Chappell was for kids aged 2-to-12, and beautiful weather greeted the young anglers. Organizer Samantha Isenbart and a group of volunteers made sure everyone had snacks, waters and the...
LAKE MCCONAUGHY--There was some worry prior to the 2024 Youth Outdoor Junior Fishing Tournament on Saturday at Lake McConaughy about the weather as so far over the weekends has not been very good, especially for fishing. However, Saturday turned out to be a glorious day with bright sunshine and cool breezes that combined for near-perfect conditions for a fishing tournament. Youth Outdoor Nebraska had a solid group of sponsors including the Sun-Telegraph. Many supplied trophies, rods, reels, and...
MIKE MOTZ Sidney Sun-Telegraph Sidney's Post 17 16U team continued to pile up the wins over the past weekend, racking up two wins on Saturday and setting up the tournament championship against B&C Steel on Sunday. Sam Hulbert was the star in the game for Sidney, smashing three hits in three at-bats with four runs scored in the 10-to-6 win. Sidney started hot on offense, notching two doubles and two singles to score three runs. Hulbert hit a single past the third baseman to get aboard, then...
The annual WNCC Cougar Golf Classic was a success on Saturday at Monument Shadows Golf Course with 23 teams taking part in the fun 4-person scramble. The 23 teams entered was the first time 20 teams were in the field since 2013 and the competition was fierce. The tournament helps raise funds for the WNCC athletic scholarships. This year's men's division was a battle with the team of David Rupp, Austin Dillon , Zzyzx Brown, and Dustin Bruckner captured the men's division championship with a...
CHADRON--On May 31, Chadron State College hosted the 13th annual Six-Man Football Shootout, and the Nebraska team opened a big lead early and never looked back. A good crowd listed in the hundreds turned out for the matchup, which would break the six victories for each team's tie going into the game. Nebraska's advantage with the number of players, and the overall number of 6-man Teams in the state became apparent early in the contest. Players who had carried their respective teams all season...
Sidney's American Legion Junior 16U team took two from the Security First Regulators on Tuesday, May 28 at Legion Park. Two strong efforts have the team looking good and playing well, and putting up a lot of runs in their games. In the first game, the Security First Regulators out of Gordon were able to grab an early lead off of Sidney starter Jaxon Biesecker when RBI's were driven in by a single by the Regulator's Brayden Jeitling that plated one, and then a double by Khai Janssen that brought...
SCOTTSBLUFF--The weather was perfect in Scottsbluff Saturday as the Annual West Nebraska All-Star Game kicked off at 11 a.m. Sidney's Luke Holly and McGuire Rolls were selected to represent the West team for one final chance to strap on the pads and play the game they played so well throughout their high school careers. The scoring started at 7:21 of the first quarter when the East team struck for a touchdown. Gothenburg's Trey Stevens found North Platte's Jesse Mauch for a 17 yard touchdown pas...
SCOTTSBLUFF--Saturday was a big day in Scottsbluff as the annual West Nebraska All-Star games in football and volleyball were played. After the football game, the crowd retreated to the air-conditioned confines of Cougar Palace to watch the East and West teams face off in an All-Star volleyball match. Sidney's Karsyn Leeling was selected to represent the West team. The West team looked sharp as after playing to an 8-to-8 tie in the first set, they took off and pulled away to take the first set 2...
KEARNEY--The 66th Annual Shrine Bowl at Cope Stadium in Kearney was played on Saturday, June 1, and after a tight matchup between the North and South teams resulted in no points through the first quarter, a touchdown in the second quarter by the South team put them up 7-to-3 at the halftime break. In the third quarter, the North team scored a touchdown while the South team converted on a field goal to knot the score at 10-to-10 going into the fourth quarter. It took a wild trick play by the...
SCOTTSBLUFF -- Usually, All-Star games are lopsided contests, and just a way for seniors to enjoy a last moment in the sun as they finish off their high school careers. And for most of the Panhandle Prep All Star Boys game in Scottbluff on Saturday, this contest seemed to follow that blueprint . . . until it didn't. The Blue team was unable to do much scoring-wise through most of the game. They trailed by double-digits for most of the game, missing shots and just not able to get into any kind of...
BRIDGEPORT--It was the offense that turned the tide for the Post 17 Juniors on Wednesday, May 22, as they traveled to Bridgeport to take on the Bombers in an early-season matchup. After scratching out two runs in the top of the first inning, Sidney starter Jaxon Biesecker was rudely welcomed by Bridgeport's Nick Weibert who started the Bomber offense off by blasting a home run to get Bridgeport on the board. The Sidney team was able to bring home three more runs in the second inning to take a...
MULLEN--It was the last hurrah for many of these graduated seniors as they had an opportunity to lace up their sneakers and represent their schools on the hardwood one last time on Saturday. All-Stars from the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference faced off against the All-Stars of the Minuteman Activities Conference in Mullen for two exciting games of basketball action. In the end, the MNAC All-Stars on both the boys and girls teams were able to best the All-Stars from the MAC Conference. The MAC...
OMAHA--Sidney's Red Raider Track & Field qualifiers traveled to Burke Stadium in Omaha late last week to compete in the 2024 NSAA Class B Track & Field Championships and, as has been throughout the season, the Red Raider and Lady Raider standouts shined on the podium with their earned medals while breaking many records in the competition. The Lady Raider qualifiers were outstanding in the competition, led by seniors Karsyn Leeling, Chloe Ahrens, Payton Schrotberger and Talissa Tanquary. The Lady...
OMAHA--The Leyton, Potter-Dix and Creek Valley schools sent their qualifiers to the NSAA 2024 Class D State Championship Meet at Omaha Burke Stadium late last week. A number of qualifiers were able to medal in the competition, with school records being broken at the event. For Creek Valley, senior Samantha Marin medaled in the 1600 Meters, placing sixth with a time of 5:38.83, a personal best for her. Marin also placed eighth in the 3200 Meters with a time of 12:56.38. Senior Anna Speirs placed...
OGALLALA-- What seemed inevitable since the beginning of the Track & Field season came to pass on May 7, when the Sidney Lady Raider Track & Field team traveled to Ogallala to claim their title as B-6 District Champs. Although windy conditions made it challenging at times, it was the Lady Raider team that blew away the competition, scoring 119 points, far ahead of second-place McCook with 85.5 points. The Gothenburg team placed third with 80.5 points. Again it was senior Karsyn Leeling leading t...
CHAPPELL - A beautiful day with little wind set the stage for the D9 District Meet at Creek Valley High School on May 8, and it was the Leyton Lady Warriors who came out as the big winners out of the Cheyenne County schools that competed. Leyton's Lady Warrior squad had turned in great performances all season, and they peaked on May 8 at the District Meet, scoring 88 points and taking first place over second place Arthur County with 69 points and third place South Platte with 68 points. The Leyt...
HASTINGS-- Sidney's Red Raider Boys Golf team had a long trip out to Hastings for the B-4 District Tournament at Southern Hills Golf Course on May 13, and although the boys did not have the best results, or have any individual qualifiers for this year's State Tournament, the season did show continuous improvement for the Sidney golfers. McCook took top honors in the team results, finishing with a combined score of 314, followed in second place by Adams Central with a score of 320. Scottsbluff...
SIDNEY--It was a target that senior Jayce Namuth didn't miss, as he signed his letter of intent to attend and compete with the Midland University Shooting Sports team starting in the Fall of 2024. Although Namuth's favorite event is trap shooting, he will also compete in sporting clay, double trap, skeet, double skeet and super sporting events. "I really enjoyed my visit to Midland and loved the campus. I related very well with the coach and I'm looking forward to the Fall and starting my...
SCOTTSBLUFF--On Tuesday, April 30, the Sidney Red Raider Track & Field teams traveled to Bearcat Stadium and put on a show, with both teams easily winning top honors at the Western Conference Meet. The boys' team earned first place with 143 points, easily outpacing second-place Scottsbluff's 108 points and third-place Gering's 92 points. For the girls, it was Sidney in first with a whopping 182 points, followed by Scottsbluff with 97 points and Gering with 96. For the girls, senior Karsyn...
DALTON--Leyton's Warrior Track and Field teams hosted the Leyton High School Invitational, and many area schools participated in the competition. At the end of the day, Paxton, Kimball, and Hay Springs took top honors in the girls' team competition, and Kimball, South Platte, and Hay Springs were the top three schools in the boys' competition. In the boys' results, the 100 Meters had Leyton sophomore Jeremiah Hajek placing fifth, followed by a tie for sixth between Potter-Dix senior Brayden...
DALTON--Multi-sport standout and Leyton High School senior Trinity Beutler signed her commitment letter to attend and play volleyball for North Platte Community College in the Fall. Her plans include majoring in Special Education with a minor in Physical Education. When asked why she chose North Platte, she said "I went on a visit and played with the volleyball team and really had a good time. I went down there for volleyball camp last summer and was able to talk with the volleyball coach. She...
